The Laws of Magic/Mana

Issued by a Collective of Arcane Scholars

[Published by IPCS on the 8th of Highsun of the year 631]

1. Mana is endless.
To truly describe Florientum would be to describe the ocean itself, for the information that we have collected displays that such a vast body of water is endless. Much like the unending nature of the ocean, mana itself knows no bound beyond that of which we allow it to find. For mana to end would mean for mana to never exist in the first place, for our use of mana only allows for it to return to its natural state in the Florientum— possibly displacing it from its original location.

In truth, mana is unpredictable at times, but with the amount of it in possession, the vast swaths of power [at] the disposal of a mage are infinite.

2. Mana is binding.
Mana requires a conduit to transfer itself from the Florientum plane directly to that of the Terra plane. For that, mortals act as said conduit, and with such a conduit requires the binding of mana to a person. In essence, mana flows through each of us, but it does not directly do so due to the nature of ou being in the Terra plane. Thus, once mana transfers itself from the Florientum, it must bind itself to a person before it can properly be utilized by a mage. The supply that a Mage can bind and generate for their use is relative to the willpower and experience of a mage— it is also relative to the nature of Divine Intervention if a mage received their power from such an act.

3. Mana affects the Terra; in conjunction, the Florientium affects the Terra.
Due to the nature of mana binding to a mage as a means of transferring itself to the Terra, it indirectly affects the Terra. Through the law of syllogisms, the Florientium logically affects Terra as well. If one were to converse with such a logical statement, the Terra affects the Florientum, and the Terra affects Mana. None of these statements are wrong, as we are a part of the Terra that affects Mana and manipulates it to our whims. By extension, we, as the Terra, also manipulate the Florientium to attain the mana we so need.

4. Magic requires willpower; willpower requires training.
Willpower is the most basic form of controlling mana and becoming a conduit for mana from the Florientium to the Terra. T his willpower is honed through continual training of the mind, for it is presumed that the mind is the only direct portion of the Mage’s body that directly interacts with the Florientium— possibly even interacting with it through the Caelus, thus meaning that the Terra interacts with the Caelus. It is through this interaction that the willpower of an individual is measured and allows for the transference of mana and binding of it. With a greater level of willpower, an individual might be capable of controlling mana to manipulate it to abide by one of the six affinities.

5. Magic is unforgiving.
The nature of magic is up to the composition that the mind desires, yet it does not mean that the magical abilities might exactly act in the ways that the mind of the Mage demands. For magical abilities might become a catalyst for mana to attain consciousness, especially if the Mage is directly utilizing an affinity. Magic itself is simply the control of mana, yet if an individual proves to be inept at such a skill then it might inadvertently assault the mind of an individual. Thus an individual must always be precarious in their training to become a Mage, for a trained Mage knows the risks.

6. Magic requires knowledge.
As law five states, willpower is crucial and training is important to fully control one’s willpower. Said training comes from the accumulation of knowledge, be it through the understanding of magical properties to certain niche styles of magic — alchemy and other obscure fields of mana control do count. It is crucial that a student understands the technical capabilities to be fully aware of their abilities. Knowledge also accounts for the experience that a Mage might attain, and this is important in the long run for the greater development of a Mage.